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Ministerial expenses and hospitality associated with business trips are reported and broken down as part of its transparency disclosures available on gov.uk. I can confirm the All Ministry of Defence (MOD) PPE, for whatever purpose, is stored and managed by the MOD\u2019s delivery partner Team Leidos. It is considered a commodity with a shelf-life and as such is managed and maintained within the Logistic Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST)<\/ins> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 61147, how many civil servants are employed in his Department on overseeing the storage of Personal Protective Equipment specific to the threat of covid-19.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1386205/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " National Tutoring Programme participation data for last year has not yet been published.<\/p> We continue to collect data from schools for all three strands of the programme in the current year and will be publishing this in due course. This covers School-Led Tutoring, Tuition Partners and Academic Mentors.<\/p> The National Tutoring Programme aims to engage up to 2 million pupils this year, and to deliver up to 90 million The department has launched an online marketplace which provides schools, colleges and nurseries with a route to purchasing air cleaning units at a suitable specification and competitive price. The marketplace is available to view here: https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning<\/a>. In future, we may review this list. As more products which meet our specification become available, these will be added. The education provider transacts directly with the supplier to purchase the units. For in stock items, units will be delivered within 10 days from date of purchase. As of 18 January, 371 Dyson Pure Cool Formaldehyde- TP09 units have been purchased and 66 Camfil City air cleaning units have been purchased.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Dyson Pure Cool Formaldehyde \u2013 TP09 and (b) Camfil City M air cleaning units have been purchased by (i) education and (ii) childcare settings through the marketplace opened by the Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1400788/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " On 2 January we announced that 7,000 air cleaning units were being made available for mainstream state-funded settings, in addition to the 1,000 units made available for special and alternative provision settings that we announced in November. The government is now committing to fulfil all eligible applications from 1,265 state funded education providers for just over 8,000 air cleaning units.<\/ins><\/p> Please note that applications are now closed. Units were allocated to settings based on need. Before applying for a funded air cleaning unit,\u202fthe following criteria had to be met by mainstream providers,\u202fas set out in the \u2018How to apply for a DfE-funded air cleaning unit\u2019 guidance:<\/ins><\/p> There were different criteria for special and alternative provision settings due the higher-than-average number of vulnerable pupils attending those settings. For these providers, air cleaning units were also allocated to poorly ventilated staff rooms. The number of units applied for was just over 8,000, which demonstrates that, in the majority of classrooms and teaching spaces, solutions can already be found to keep ventilation at adequate levels.<\/ins><\/p> The department has also launched an online marketplace which provides settings with a route to purchasing air cleaning units at a suitable specification and competitive price. Further information is available here: https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning<\/a>. In future, we may review this list and as more products which meet our specification become available, these will be added. All purchases through the marketplace are managed by the supplier, rather than by the department.<\/ins><\/p><\/ins><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his declaration of ministerial travel published on 27 January, whether the total cost to the public purse of his overseas accommodation, meals, visas and other expenses excluding travel between 11 and 23 July 2021 was £1,766.68; and if he will publish an itemised breakdown of those costs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524380/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "Logistics (Transformation)<\/del> programme, as such there are no civil servants directly responsible for its receipt, storage and issue. There are however civil servants working in the Commissioning and Managing Organisation (CMO) within the DE&S that oversee the entirety of the contractual Key Performance Indicators for LCST.<\/p>packages<\/del> hours<\/ins> of tuition by the 2024/25 academic year.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Tuition Partners pillar of the National Tutoring Programme, how many pupils have (a) been enrolled against the target of 524,000 for 2021-22 and (b) had at least one tutoring session as of 8 December 2021; how many schools have booked in tutoring; and whether those figures are above, below or on target for this point in the academic year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1400787/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "During the autumn term, the department provided CO\u2082 monitors to all state-funded education providers. This includes early years, schools, and further education providers, backed by £25 million in government funding. Further information on this can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-schools-to-receive-carbon-dioxide-monitors<\/a>.<\/del><\/p>The department has now delivered on our public commitment with over 353,000 monitors delivered. The programme provided schools and other settings with sufficient monitors to take representative readings from across their estate. Feedback suggests that schools are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in most education providers, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.<\/del><\/p>CO\u2082 monitors are an additional measure which the department have rolled out to education providers to be used as a guide for where ventilation can be improved. This is not intended to create an additional burden on staff but is an extra tool to support education providers to improve ventilation. It is up to school leaders to decide how to best use them in their specific setting.<\/del><\/p>On 2 January 2022, the department announced that 7000 air cleaning units are now being made available for mainstream state-funded providers, in addition to the 1000 units made available for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) settings that we announced in November. Settings can apply for funded units via an online form. Applications are open until 9am on 17 January.<\/del><\/p>Before applying for a funded air cleaning unit, the following criteria must be met by mainstream education providers, as set out in the \u2018How to apply for a Department for Education-funded air cleaning unit' guidance, which is available on the ventilation document sharing platform:<\/del><\/p>Sustained high CO\u2082 readings: there have been sustained high CO\u2082 readings (1500ppm or higher) for at least 1 week while the room is occupied, despite taking all measures possible to introduce ventilation.<\/del><\/li>Lengthy remedial works required in order to address poor ventilation, that cannot be completed before the end of February 2022.<\/del><\/li>Suitable space: air cleaning units will be allocated for\u202fteaching spaces only.<\/del><\/li><\/ul>There are different criteria for SEND and AP settings due the higher-than-average number of vulnerable pupils attending those settings. For these education providers, air cleaning units will also be allocated to poorly ventilated staff rooms. The department will prioritise spaces with the poorest ventilation to receive units based on criteria such as CO\u2082 readings and occupation density.<\/del><\/p>The department has also launched an online marketplace which provides settings with a route to purchasing air cleaning units at a suitable specification and competitive price. Further information is available here: https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning<\/a>. In the future, the department may review this list and as more products which meet our specification become available, these will be added. All purchases through the marketplace are managed by the supplier, rather than by the department.<\/del><\/p>During the autumn term, the department provided CO\u2082 monitors to all state-funded education providers. This includes early years, schools, and further education providers, backed by £25 million in government funding. Further information on this can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-schools-to-receive-carbon-dioxide-monitors<\/a>.<\/del><\/p>The department has now delivered on our public commitment with over 353,000 monitors delivered. The programme provided schools and other settings with sufficient monitors to take representative readings from across their estate. Feedback suggests that schools are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in most education providers, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.<\/del><\/p>CO\u2082 monitors are an additional measure which the department have rolled out to education providers to be used as a guide for where ventilation can be improved. This is not intended to create an additional burden on staff but is an extra tool to support education providers to improve ventilation. It is up to school leaders to decide how to best use them in their specific setting.<\/del><\/p>On 2 January 2022, the department announced that 7000 air cleaning units are now being made available for mainstream state-funded providers, in addition to the 1000 units made available for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) settings that we announced in November. Settings can apply for funded units via an online form. Applications are open until 9am on 17 January.<\/del><\/p>Before applying for a funded air cleaning unit, the following criteria must be met by mainstream education providers, as set out in the \u2018How to apply for a Department for Education-funded air cleaning unit' guidance, which is available on the ventilation document sharing platform:<\/del><\/p>Sustained high CO\u2082 readings: there have been sustained high CO\u2082 readings (1500ppm or higher) for at least 1 week while the room is occupied, despite taking all measures possible to introduce ventilation.<\/del><\/li>Lengthy remedial works required in order to address poor ventilation, that cannot be completed before the end of February 2022.<\/del><\/li>Suitable space: air cleaning units will be allocated for\u202fteaching spaces only.<\/del><\/li><\/ul>There are different criteria for SEND and AP settings due the higher-than-average number of vulnerable pupils attending those settings. For these education providers, air cleaning units will also be allocated to poorly ventilated staff rooms. The department will prioritise spaces with the poorest ventilation to receive units based on criteria such as CO\u2082 readings and occupation density.<\/del><\/p>The department has also launched an online marketplace which provides settings with a route to purchasing air cleaning units at a suitable specification and competitive price. Further information is available here: https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning<\/a>. In the future, the department may review this list and as more products which meet our specification become available, these will be added. All purchases through the marketplace are managed by the supplier, rather than by the department.<\/del><\/p>During the autumn term, the department provided CO\u2082 monitors to all state-funded education providers. 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